If you want to learn more about the characters, then get Star Wars: The Force Awakens Visual Dictionary. Maybe more will be included in the making-of book. Most characters and aliens when they do appear are in the scene paintings. For example, you won't get to see the different variations of suits for Poe, Rey, Finn, Kylo Ren or other characters for that matter. I'm surprised there aren't more character and creature designs though. There's also insightful commentary from the art department. One good thing is the artworks feel like they are from Star Wars and not some first-person-shooter sci-fi video game. I think they capture the mood of the film well and the worlds created look really believable and beautiful. And these would be the highlight of the book. Most of them are of scene paintings and environments. It's an interesting approach that I'm not sure if it's good or bad. Everything is just mixed together as and when they were being developed. So there's no specific section on character designs, environments or vehicles. You'll be able to see the early concepts for Rey and Finn who in the beginning are drawn like they are for some teen movie, and then much later on when it makes more sense to cover up Rey in survival gear-like clothing. The content is interestingly arranged in chronologically in order of the film production, so you can follow along as the art and concepts are developed from January 2013 to January 2015. This artbook is better than I expected, but it's also a bit different than the ones for Episodes I, II and III.
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